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i t " 6Pages" be IRepuMtcan v i r n . Twice-A-Week Tuesday-Friday Franklin Publishing Co., Publishers. the most widely circulated newspaper in this section-established in the year IMS. The Only County Seat Newspaper. VOLUME 64. UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, TUESDAY, JULY lfi, 1929. Nl MItEK 40. FAMILY OF SEVEN ST. LOUISIANS DROWNED IN CLOUDBURST-FATHER ONLY SURVIVOR Had Stalled Near Straatniann's Station, 6 Miles East of Union in Gravel Bed Whin Wall of Water Struck All Hut One IJody Recovered. Seven people out of a parly of eight, were drowned in Thompson Creek, 6 miles east of thus city, and near Straatmanns Service Station, last Sunday afternoon, July 14. in a eloiidbur.st, which swept the care and the occupants down into the raging torrents. The father, Wiu. F. Beckmann. wan the only survivor of the accident. Seven members of his family perished. A heavy rain began to fall about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, which increased in torrents. The creek on which they were parked became swollen and a great rush of water washed and turned over their car and washed the occupants down the creek anil river The dead are: Mrs. Marie Beckiminn. wife of Win. Beckmann and mnther of four children. Marie Beckmann. 5 years old. Virgil Beckmann. 7 years old. Irene Beckmann, 3 years old. Brrneiec Beckmann, 13 months did. Mrs. Mary Tigges, mother of Mis. Beckmann and a sister of Joy Par-inentier of this city. Lawrence Tigges, son of Mrs. Tidies. Wm. P. Beckmann was the only .survivor of the parly of eight. , Mr. Beckmann told u representative of The Tribune the following account of the accident: "Wo left home about 10 o'clock in the morning in my touring car lor an all-day basket picnic", related the lather."About 40 miles out from the fit y we turned off the Manchester road, found a shady spot and had lunch. The grownups rested while the children played around. "About 3:30 o clock we started up again. The gravel bed of Hi" creek looked firm but the wheels mired down. I walked down the highway about 200 yeards to a Idling slut ion to get help to pull my ear out. The man at the station, Mr. Slraatmaini, had no one to take care of his place so that he could leave, but a stranger in an Esse a volunteered to help me and we rode back to where my car was mired down. "The stranger got me out but got stuck in the mud himself. I was trying to get him out, when the rain came. "The rain came down in torrents and the creek rose- higher and higher Beckman. He was out of the car and clinging to a log. "1 ran along the bank shouting to Beckman telling him not to be scared and to hold on and that I would help him. "I kept on running along trying to keep him in sight and went through high weeds and finally nearly a half mile down stream I found him stand ing on top of a roll of woven wire that had washed into the water. I thought then he was standing on top of one cars. "I was close to the highway there and I stopped one of the cars to get help and we managed to get Beckman out." A survey of the scene of the tragedy after the stream had subsided showed that the Beckman car, alter it had been within a few yards of the highway. All the members of the family could have saved themselves at that time by tawing a lew steps to the north which would have put them on the pavement. 89 Pet. of Automobiles Made in IT. S. A Total of More Than 32,000,000 Cars In I'se In World. Of a grand total of 32.028.584 automobiles in use throughout the world on January 1, 1929. American makes com prised 28.551.504. or 89.1 per cent, ac cording to A. W. Childs, acting chief of the automotive division of the Department of Commerce. American- made cars include 24,567,003, or over 91 per cent, of the passenger cars, and 3.984.501, or 79.8 per cent of the trucks and busses. 'Since the American car absolutely dominates the market in the United States nlid Canada." said Mr. Childs, one gets a much better idea of how the American vehicle lines up with its foreign competitors in overseas markets, by considering its world position, with the exclusion of these two countries. "Outside of the United Stales (Con- CHIEF WRITES'ON HIGHWAY PROBLEMS License Registration in Mo. Shows Increase Latest Methods of Road Finance, Construction, and Administration Treated In New Booklet. A timely publication involving an extensive study on the subject, "Highway Construction, Administration, unit Finance", is announced by the High way Education Board. It deals with the planning of a national highway system, with the various types of road suitable for diller-ing traffic conditions, and with meth ods of financing such highway building. The studies are by K. W. James, chief of the division of design. United States Bureau of Pnbie Roads, and now on leave ill Columbia assisting 20,01)0 More Aulo Licenses Issued So Far Over 1928. hat South American linvernmont in ig program Spanish, l'or- tinentali and Canada, there were in operation 6.336,833 automobiles, ot organizing a road-buili; which number abqul 2.880.989. 45.46 J The booklet is printed in per cent, were American makes. Of the tuguese. and English. total passenger cars, those ol American ' "Pour roads ", says Thomas 11. Mae-make totaled 2.231.609, or 45.95 per I Donald, chief of the Uinj.il States Bu- cent; of the -trucks and busses, 649.380, 1 reau of Public Roads, iij an introduc- May car was right at the bank and 1 1 , Wils ',,, , ,,,, .invthmi; f tried to get It lrtedto dive on bu ;1)k. ,() M j h) the ignition coils were wet and I couldn't get the engine going. Suddenly a great amount ot waier ' lusneu down uie crecx ai us. n sh uck p the car and turned it over several v times, throwing me clear. "After that I never saw my family ' again. I tried to sw im as well as 1 could, but got caught, in a bale of wire. Next thing I knew 1 was on the bank ol the creek. Some people came down and picked me up." Hecknian. a. short, stnckv mini n! 30. t ....... i, i.i,. ...... "They're all gone-I'm all alone What am I going to do now," he moaned Mr. Beckman could not swim, but was washed ashore. At the time ol going to press, bodies of six of the victims have been recovered. Irene, 3 years old. still remains to be found. Three of the bodies were recovered Sunday and three Monday morning. John M. Highsmith and his son, Roy, touring from Florida to Oklahoma, barely escaped drowning after they had given Beckman's mired car a tow. The Highsmiths leaped to safety from their Essex coach Just belore it was swepi downstream. The Beckman car was washed away and ovei lumed belore the occupants could leave it. . At the scene of the tragedy, the small 'reek flows south under a concrete bridge on Highway CO and another stream joins it from the east about 50 yards south of the highway. A dense clump of trees grows in the "Y" ol the two streams and the Beckman family had driven their cur about 50 feet up the east branch of the "Y" where the full shade of the trees and the dry gravel bed of tin; creek provided an apparently ideal place lor a picnic. It was when they started away from this place that they got stuck in the loose gravel. Highsmith brought his car to where he could pull them out. By this time, however, the first drops of ram had begun to fall. "Beckman's car was now Rcinbold Jacobsnieyer of Washington, who happened lo be passing at the time of the accident, gave the following story: "I heard yells and ran to the side of the creek." said Jacobsnieyer. "The water was rising last and was near the top of the wheels of Beckman's touring car. It wius raining hard the heaviest rain in years and you couldn't see 40 feel ahead. "Beckman and his wile and one child were In the front seats, the oth ers were m buck. Ueckman seemed to be trying to start, his car to drive out of the creek. Apparently he did not realize how: fast the water was rising. "Young Tigges. in the back seat, saw the rise and called for help. Mrs. Tigges. who had the infant in hcrl arm ., tried to open a door to get out. "The water struck the door and it flew open. Mrs. Tigges and lh child being knocked out and washed down the creek. Beckman cried, 'Oh. God.' Then (he car turned over and rolled down the creek like a drum, turning over and over. "I waded into the stream to help the people, but the current was so strong I was up against It. I had to get out." or 38.58 per cent, were products of Am erican plants". The automobile industry of the Unit ed States, it is stated, outranks all other manufacturing industries with automobiles also ranking lirsl in exports of manufactured products from this country. At the beginning of 1920 the automobiles circulating in the United Slates and Canada numbered 25.691.-751. representing 82.7 per cent of the world's passenger cars, and 664 per cent of its trucks and busses, Childs taxes in Ihe United Slats amount to tion. "cost more than tlo aileuuatelv serviceable roads. Roa Is built Willi honest administration an I -.killed technique have an earning capacity far beyend (heir cost. So llie .serviceable public highway has eveify right to be listed as an assest and hot as an expense. II has already bctn well demon-started that the highway can earn its upkeep, plus a very high prolit on the investment. ; "Road tolls collected lit Ihe form ol motor vehicle license ices and gai said. James T. Hurtle. Coroner Thomas Shatter of Sullivan, Mo., was immediately called to the scene and under his direction, searching parties were organized and combing the creek and river was started Grappling nets were also placed across the mouth of the creek and at the moulli ol the llourboi.se river. Trallic was very congested around the road lor several miles Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, and offi cers were busy clearing the road of the trallic. Volunteers from this city did much in the work of recovering the drowned and the volunteers worked all of Sun-clay night and Monday recovering the victims. Many of the people living around the creek and the campers on the rivers also rendered valuableassistance, Highsmith last of $640 in the acci dent, lie had that amount of cash in his car when the water struck them, and up to this time around $40 have been recovered of this amount. The car of Mr. Beckmann was completely wrecked, while the car of High-smith was not wrecked as badly. Both curs were brought into this city lor repairs. t A collection was taken up for the unfortunates at the scene of the tragedy Sunday, and will also be taken up in the surrounding towns, and will be presented to the unfortunate survivor of the accident. Highsmith waa given a donation also. Mr. Beckmann spent Sunday and Monday in Washington with relatives of his there. All of the bodies of the victims were removed to Sullivan, Mo., under Coroner Shaffer's direction, where the coroner's inquest will be conducted some time today. The inquest has been postioncd until all of the bodies of the victims could be found. free", said Highsmith, "but in a mo-' . ""' ; ' ",.,"., ment it began to rain hard. Iloatei ,am T got on the ignition coils ol my car. . m. Hlirnpv and the motor stalled. Beckman drove j VcXih, todente of the neigh-fais car on the higher ground toward bo;.hood a is m)t uncommon for tKhis the highway and shouted back to me. eight to ten feet that he wou d meet me at the filling ()n and frequently, the station. By this time it wjis raining in; watcr b th d torrents and we were working with the .)oint car trying to get it started. Mr' d Mrs of js "After a little while Beckman came (.j(v m frJ am back to see how I was getting along , ho rtctim$ of drownlng, and and told mo that he thought the wa-jhaw ofu, visitcd t their home , tcr had gotten around his coils, too, et as his car had stalled. I Thi is' nrr.mhi. th. a, irUrfU Lll.T WOO liwu. The subject of this brief sketch was born on Little Meramcc about eight miles east of St. Clair. June 4, 1851. and died at the home of his daughter, Mr.;. Nick Caldwell, in Union, July 9. 1929, at, the age ol 78 years, f month and 5 days. His remains were taken to St. Clair to the home ol his sister. Mrs. Margie Duckworth, and where his body lay in state until Thursday. July 11. when the funeral cortege proceeded to the Methodist Church where Rev. Marshall Van Leer of Illinois, an intimate friend of the family since his boyhood, conducted the funeral services. At the grave, the services were in charge of the Free Masons with Judge Breuer of Hermann as Master of Ceremonies, and his remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery of St. Clair In the presence of sorrowing relatives and many friends. Mr. Bartle was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Battle of England and who in early life came to Franklin county, and being a miner in England, he took up mining in the Virginia Mines area, a business the deceased followed more or less all his hie being actively engaged in till and lead mining for many years. Mr. Baltic was united in marriage to Laura Isabelle Weatherford. December 6. 1874. To this union six children were born. The devoted wife, and the three oldest daughters. Minnie. Lithe and Lula preceded Mr. Bartle to the great beyond. Those remaining a very large percentage ol the annual highway bill, without excessive cost to the individual user. The very fad of relatively low taxes has encouraged Ihe enormous use of tue roads by so large a number of the public. This accounts for the high iliininc from Un loads in actual linani lal returns. It proves the value of good highways". Recognizing that the linancial prob lem involved m the highway program i is in all countries "the, 1 1 1 1 1 4 ; 1 1 1 1 1 i i t ; t ! and diflicull one lo solve", Mr. .lone.-, points out that, in order lo keep expenditures to a niiniimiin. three things must be attempted: 1. To select the right roads to be improved. 2. To determine the collect types to build at any time; and 3. T build progressively, but so that all work done may lie salvaged in future work. The best method, he asserts, is deliberately to plan a national highway Almost 20.000 more automobiles have been registered and licensed in Missouri during the first five months of the 1929 registration year than were registered during the corresponding period in 1928. according to a state ment issued by Commissioner O. U. Steinlnger of Secretary of State Charles U. Becker. Owner and truck plates issued during the live mouths, starting from Feb. 1, and running to July 1, totaled (152.115, compared with 632,702 during the first five months of last year. Owner, or passenger cars licensed, totaled 581.340 during the approximate first hall of this year, while 70.675 trucks were licensed. In the lirst five mouths of 1928 there were 567.221 owner tugs and 65.481 truck tags Issued. During all of the 1928 year, which I ended Jan. 31. 1928, a total of 712,965 motor vehicle licenses of all kinds were issued Receipts during the year were $7,765,608 65. Receipts so far this year have been $7,615,721.40. Besides the owner cars and trucks licensed so far. the department issued 2605 dealer licenses, 5389 dealers' extra plates. 22.687 chauffeur badges, 4591 operator badges and 2394 motor cycle plates. Of the total number the St. Louis ofllee has registered 150.001. owners and 22.243 trucks; Kansas City office has registered 88.650 owners and 11.350 trucks; St. Joseph office has registered 21.660 owners and 2790 (rucks; Spring field oiliee has registered 26.350 owners and 3100 trucks; Jefferson City mam ollice has registered 158,579 own ers and 14.492 trucks, und the other blanch olliccs 136.100 owners and 16. 700 trucks. CITY COUNCIL HAS SPECIAL SESSION Considering Needed Improve merits to the City Reservoirs Bids Given. The City Council of this city met in special call session last evening, Monday, July 15. with Mayor Raben-neck present and Aldermen Eli Muench. Frank Freise and Edw. Pi-sane present. Alderman Cope laud was absent. This special session was held to consider some needed Improvements to the city reservoirs. The council is planning to build an extension to the one tank of six feet high. This extension will add a great volume of water to the city supply. The matter of making the large re servoir watertight also came to the attention of Ihe board. The water com missioner had been having a great deal of trouble with the walls of this tank. The tank has sprung several leaks. The council plans to In these reservoirs as soon as possible. Bids were received for this work, but the letting of the contracts were held over until the regular meeting in August. The board will endeavor to receive olher bids for this work. This is a costly expenditure for the city, but this work will insure against future trouble for a long time. U. S. FARM BOARD HAS FIRST MEETING Hoover Will Address Meeting In Washington, I). C, Today. Relief Measures Outlined. Annual I'icnie and Fish 1'ry. The annual picnic and fish fry of the Catholic church of Liiebbering will be given Saturday. Aug. 3. 1929 Music bv Hal-roll's Orchestra of St Louis. Everybody welcome Committee. Announce Cut in Auto Fire Insurance Stale Superintendent of Insurance Joe 13. Thump: on, after a conference with representatives of insurance com panics oiMTRting in that line, has se cured a reduction of 26 per cent In (lie tire Insurance rate on automobiles in the City of St. Louis. Under the system . 11 inaiti'is not, iie auos, mat ..,.,., ......nn,,,,,,,! i,i ,.MO .....,,. uu pioneer roads and trails have developed.; ,.,,,' (.llf,h', ,- ,,, ,.,, ,,.,: that some roads aln .uly have been nn proved, that cities have grown and the rural dstriets have been put under cultivation. Such study, he says, may disclose errors ol the past and may lead to a change in location and priority of construction tin many miles of highways, but if it does it saves money. "Studies of hiuhuav systems made in the United State during the pasl three years", says Mr James, "clearly deinonstarte the value of such work even at a late date Buj obviously Ihe earlier in Ihe lni-hway history of a country such studies are made the greater good will Mow from them". The general character and condition to mourn the loss of a devoted lafher,(jf mmomtc development, as revealed in data based on population, agricultural production in tonnage lor general crops and in co: I lor special crops, such as dairy produ'ts delivered di- that has hapiened in this community for some time. The wiping out of a complete family at Ihe same time Is indeed a tragedy, and the unfortunate father has the sympathy of the entire country. Beck man went back to his family. The! water swung my car around. The rear end struck mc and threw me toward the bank and some bushes. That was all that saved inc. I have never been much of a Christian, I guess, but it looks like it was just Providence that I caused the car to hit mc and throw 1 me to safety. p "My car turned over and over and was washed down a short way around r an elbow in the stream. ' "I was now on the opposite side of the r.tream from Beckman. In a moment h T maw Hwrmiin a car cfl rrirri Hou-n hv : t ,rnn n.n A anj iiu ' w. . , n I n . i A . . .. i ..'.i - i - - - " " . " auu lAoirc. tt c iiiyiu: i lau.-w, ,uio,-u iw uii w mc iitjnJiuti aiiu the current. I didn t ki- anyone but 'you to our biygtr and better picnic. ifell dead before he reached it. RuiTalo Ridge Picnic and Dance July 27. are Cora (Mrs. Marry Jennings), Ma bel i Mrs. Nick Cardwelli, Margie (Mrs Robert Wiiidmuelleri. There arc two sisters who mourn a devoted brother, they are Mrs. Mary Murphy of SI. Louis and Mrs. Margie Duckworth of St. Clair. There are also four grandchildrenNaomi and Mildred Jennings and James and Jcanettc Cardwell. All these were with him during his last hours. In 1924, Mr. and Mrs. Bartle celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in the presence of their loved ones. Mr. Bartle was a member of the Methodist Church and he often quoted and believed the golden rule of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. Mr. Bartle was a Free Mason lor more than lifty years, and was made a Mason in Union and which was a long time belore they had a Masonic Lodge in St. Clair. In those days, the Masons met in what is called the Dress Building and Mr. Bartle often rode on horse back twelve miles to attend lodge in Union. Aside from tiff and lead milling. Mr. Bartle was connected at various times with other business enterprises in St. Clair. He was always ready to cooperate with every movement that meant progress for St. Clair. He was generous in his dealings wRh his fel-lowmen and was charitable and knd. His love lor his children was an outstanding characteristic of the man. His friends and neighbors knew him as a good husband, a kind and indulgent father, and a good citizen and out ol respect to his memory every business house in St. Clair was closed during the afternoon of the funeral. ing Kansas City, St. Joseph, Hannibal, Springlield. Sedalia and similar cities will have a decrease of 10 1 per cent in this rate. The remainder of the state will have a reduction of four-tenths of 1 per cent. On commercial cars the fire insurance rate lor St. Louis will be decreased 8 6 per cent, and lor the group cities 10 per cent. The remainder ot Hie state will have a slightly increased rati' on lire insurance on commercial cars. The conference was held as result of a move on the pari, of companies doing that character of business in Missouri lo increase the fire rates on motor vehicles. N. E- Missouri Press to Meet in Troy Fri Fnllowlni' is the urogram of the Northeast Missouri Press Association which will meet in Troy. Mo., in semi annual session Friday: Invocation, Rev. N. N. Smelser, pastor Baptist Church at Troy; address of welcome. Senator 1). E. Williams; response, President Don H. "Sosey of Palmyra; "The Brighter News." F.ugenc Sharp, Missouri School of Journalism; "Incidents of Yesterday." Harry Barrett. Canton Press; "Foreign Advertising," George A. Riley of American Press Association; "Greetings From the Ninth," Congressman Clarence Cannon; "Newspaper Typography. Albert u Allen, Chicago; "The Menace ol cnani Store Merchandising." A. A. Kuhne, president Retailers' Association ol America;" "Digging Up Good Stories at Home," Howard Coons, Klrksvillo; Saving Waste ln the Printshop, Clar ence V. Link. Kirksvllle. The meeting wilt be in connection with an observance of the hlty-llrst anniversary of the Troy Free Press, of which If. F. Childers is editor and publisher. Ollieers of the association are: Don H. Sosey. president; Frank K. Greenlee. Kahoka. vice president; Mrs. W. W. Henderson, La Plata,secretary. Dance at Prairie Dell. There will be a dance at. the Prairie Dell Service Station on Highway No. 50. 2 miles east of Union. Sunday evening, July 21, 1929. Snappy music. What Cats Like To Eat. .'London The favorite dish of eats redely for consumption, and manulac- ' ni in London. Hau. tured products by must be .su.-f(j(.k ls , ,avorjtp 1((ot veyed, it is staled, m approaching a I Other CARD OF THANKS. We desire to express our sincere thanks to all those who in any way contributed by deeds and words of kindness to us during the sickness, death and burial of our dear father. James T. Bartle. The Children. Negro Convict Killed in Quarrel With Another. Jeflre Bars, Negro convict, was killed ln "A" hall cell building at the A good time Ls in store for all at . Penitentiary at Jefferson City. In a Buffalo Kidge. Music by 5-piece or- I quarrel with Mace Taylor, another Nc- , gro convict. He was stabbed in the breast, the knife penetrating his heart chestra from St. Louis. Just 10 min utes run from U. 8. Highway 50 be national or state highway plan factors which must lie considered include topography: custing trallic on the roads and the clas .-.ideation of this traffic; and the probable adequate mileage of roads in the v lem as a whole and in the seevera! political or economic subdivisions thereol. Emphasis is laid in the Highway Education Board's report on the importance of Ihe progressive method of road building which it is asserted, i.s "the only way possible to give service within any reasonable period to a state or nation which yet lias most ol its pioneer roads to improve'.' As to financing i' is declared that' roacis snuujo. oe uoii. ouiy lu uh- ,-a- shall leni ana oi sucn ivpes as win pay for themselves." Every piece of construction, it. is aj- ted, should be planned with an eye to the future and Lo the posibihty. indeed to the probability, that a betterment of type will be required. Any highway expenditure to be instilled must be earned by the road in the lorm ol cheaper transportation, says the report, which argues that highways are fundamental re quirements in a healthy progressive. prosperous, and ambitious nation. In Metnoriani. BENEFIT SOCIAL AT GRAY SI.' MM IT. The Bible class ol the Gray Summit M. E. Sunday School will have a church benefit social at the church July 20th. Everyone is invited to spend a jolly evening eating d ied chicken and visiting with lnrnds MRS. GUY R. MILES, publicity Chairman. In loving memory of our dear husband and father, Henry Wolff, who departed tins lilc two years ago, July 17. 1927. The golden sun is shining upon our lather's grave, Those who loved so dearly, tried so hard to save. His smiling face and pleasant ways afe a pleasure to recall. He had a kindly word for each, and died beloved by all. When we lost our dear father, we lost a loving pal. We love and miss him and forever So rest in peace, dear father, your place in heavenly bower; The day when we shall meet grows nearer every hour. Sadly missed by Wife and Children. Thinks New Bill Is a "Coupon." Mrs. Edith Mittag drove up to the Panama Mail Steamship Line offices, got out of the taxicab and handed the driver a $20 bill. The driver handed it back. "We don't take coupons, lady," he said. "That is one of the new bills." explained Mrs. Mittag. "And I'm the prince of Wales," said the taxicab driver. Mrs. Mittag handed him an old bill. "That's more like it. Thank you, lady." Royal Neighbors Knjoy Outing. Revival Services Now in Progress " i A revival meeting is now in progress The Royal Neighbors or America. . fl(, n. Na.arine Tabernacle In North Alice Camp No. 8080 ol Union, gave an ; unam. old time preaching, good spiral! day outing al (la- Conley Club! ji,m .singing. Services conducted by house on (he Bourboise River, Sunday, Rev. j. l. Cox of Morehouse. Mo. Mrs. July 14. 1929. J. L. Cox song leader and musician. A number of the Neighbors and their j if saved come held us. If not saved families attended and all thoroughly j come let us help you. Everybody wel- enjoyed the deliaon picnic luncheon come. Services begin each evening at as well as the swimming, boat riding i 7 . 45. and playing hoisc ilio.i. I (j. N. MITCHELL, Pastor. BIRTHDAY SlUll'KISE. On Sunday evening at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwentker of near New Haven, their sons Clarence and Herbert were surprised by their many friends on the anniversary of their birth. These boys are not twins, but their birthdays are about ten days apart, and that being the case, these young men generally celebrate their birthdays at the same time. Those of the surprise party were Charles Mohlenstedt. Albert, Kahlmey-er. Henry Gerdes, Otto Gerdes, Adolph Gerdes, Olto Scheer, Walter Scheer, Herbert Kloppe, Frank Vedder, Jr., Raymond Hoelscher, Henry Berghorn, Adolph Berghorn, Gus Berghorn. Iaiis Kahlmeyer. Chas. Hildebrandt, Ray Knehans, Louis Vogt, George Kappel-mann; and the Misses Alvina Berg horn, Emma Berghorn, Louise Berghorn. Matilda Scheer. Alma Scheer. Alma Brune, Paulino Hoemeyer, Marble Rowden, Alvina Deppermann, Pearl Kahlmeyer. Bernice Mamie, Pearl Matipin, Gladys Kappelmann, Ruth Kloppe and Leona Brune. The evening was spent in playing games, dancing and other forms of amusements. Delicious refreshments were served, and all spent a very pleasant evening. At a late hour, all departed wishing Clarence and Herbert many more happy birthdays. The new Federal Farm Board, created in accordance with the desires 'of the Hoover administration, will hold Its first meeting today and make a start upon its momentous task of ending the depression that for years hu.j gripiied the great American agricultural industry. The meeting will take place at the White House, probably in the Cabinet room ot the executive offices, and President Hoover will attend. As with the initial session ol the law enforce ment commission, the chief executive Is expected to make a short address. summing up the things he has said in private to many ol the members, and outlining hi a general way the ends lo be attained. Facing at Ihe outset, a dillicult wheat marketing situation, the board will meet tomorrow without a representative of that branch of farming. The one remaining vacancy is to go to such a member, however, and the President hopes that he may be able to announce his appointment within a lew days. Alter his address. Mr. Hoover will turn the meeting over to Alexander L Hegge of Chicago, who resigned as president of the International Harvest er Company to become chairman of the board. The other members are James C. Stone of Lexington. Ky vice chairman, representing tobacco: Carl Williams of Oklahoma City, representing cotton; Charles C. Teague of Los Angeles, fruit farming; C. B. Deiimau of Farmington. Mo. livestock; William p. Schilling or Northlield. Minn . dairying; Charles S. Wilson of Hall. N. Y spokesman for the miscellaneous agricultural enterprises ot the northwest, and Secretary Hyde, who holds an ex-ollieio membership through his position as head of the Agricultural Department. Secretary Hyde has just returned from a scouting trip into the Middle- west looking for a wheat spokesman and seeking to compose the differences of opinion that have arisen among the grain growing co-operatives over this appointment. While the direct results of his Journey are as yet unknown, it has been learned that the long list of prospective appointees has been narrowed down to slightly more than a dozen. They include: J. W. Scnltzler of Montana. H. I,. Hartshorn of Kansas. I. R. Howard. J. W. Coverdale and J. P. larsen, all of Iowa; J. W. Shorlhill and C. II. Gustafson of Nebraska; G. W. Coes and A. L. Berg of South Dakota; Earl C. Smith of Illinois; John G. Brown of Indiana; R. E. Sheppard of Washington, and L. B. Hanson of North Dakota. Annual Picnic. The St. Jordan's Evangelical Church of Jeflrlesbtirg will give their annual picnic Saturday, July 27. 1929. Supper will be served beginning at five o'clock. Refreshment music dancing. Committee. NOTICE My next visit to St. Clair, to examine eyes, will be Saturday. August 24. GEORGE D. FISHER. Governor Caulfield to Conference al Hartford, Conn. Gov. Hnry S. Caulfield stopiird in Washington for a short time Sunday. The Governor, accompanied by Mrs. Caulfield and daughter, Miss Jane, Jane, was en route to Hartford, Conn., to attend the conference of Governors. The Missouri Governor is on the program to respond to the address of welcome which is to be given by Gov. Trumbull of Connecticut. On the same train came Cleveland A. Newton and Mrs. Newton, who will spend several days in Washington. Newton has a tax case before the Treasury Department and several other matters to take up with different departments. He exiiects to be here several da vs. and will attend the hearing to be held, later this month, for the St. Louis-New York airwaypromoters. Miss Mary Meycrsieck Married. Mrs. Oscar Erwin Meyersieck of Los Angeles, California, announces the marriage ot her oldest daughter, Miss Mary Catherine, to Mr. Harold French Atkins on July 10, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. The bride is the accomplished daughter of Mrs. Meyersieck and the late Oscar E. Meyersieck and was born in Union. Shortly after the death of her father, the bride with her mother, brother and sisters moved to Los Angeles, where she has made her home ever since. Ihe bride is a young lady with many accomplishments, and has many friends in Union where she spent her childhood days. We join her Union friends in wishing the bride and her husband much happiness in the new relations of husband and wife. Annual Picnic Aug. 10. The annual picnic of the St. Johns Evangelical Church (Mantels) will be given on Saturday, August 10, 1929. A delicious chicken supper will be served beginning at five o'clock. Refreshments and amusements. Music and dancing. Committee. Survey Speaker For Sedalia Meeting A member of the Missouri Survey Commission will be one of tiie speakers on the program of the annual meeting of the County Judges Association whic his to be held at Sedalia, August 21-22-23. An invitation was extended the Commission to send a speaker for the occasion, to explain the work of the body and its relationship to the activities of the County Judges Association. In order that the county groups may cooperate fully Willi the State Survey Commission a complete outline of the work the county Judges are doing will be presented to the Commission. Practically every constructive organization in the state has signified Its hearty stiport of the Commission and Its various divisions, while many of them have offered direct service to supplement the official Invest. nations of the survey body.

i t " 6Pages" be IRepuMtcan v i r n . Twice-A-Week Tuesday-Friday Franklin Publishing Co., Publishers. the most widely circulated newspaper in this section-established in the year IMS. The Only County Seat Newspaper. VOLUME 64. UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, TUESDAY, JULY lfi, 1929. Nl MItEK 40. FAMILY OF SEVEN ST. LOUISIANS DROWNED IN CLOUDBURST-FATHER ONLY SURVIVOR Had Stalled Near Straatniann's Station, 6 Miles East of Union in Gravel Bed Whin Wall of Water Struck All Hut One IJody Recovered. Seven people out of a parly of eight, were drowned in Thompson Creek, 6 miles east of thus city, and near Straatmanns Service Station, last Sunday afternoon, July 14. in a eloiidbur.st, which swept the care and the occupants down into the raging torrents. The father, Wiu. F. Beckmann. wan the only survivor of the accident. Seven members of his family perished. A heavy rain began to fall about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, which increased in torrents. The creek on which they were parked became swollen and a great rush of water washed and turned over their car and washed the occupants down the creek anil river The dead are: Mrs. Marie Beckiminn. wife of Win. Beckmann and mnther of four children. Marie Beckmann. 5 years old. Virgil Beckmann. 7 years old. Irene Beckmann, 3 years old. Brrneiec Beckmann, 13 months did. Mrs. Mary Tigges, mother of Mis. Beckmann and a sister of Joy Par-inentier of this city. Lawrence Tigges, son of Mrs. Tidies. Wm. P. Beckmann was the only .survivor of the parly of eight. , Mr. Beckmann told u representative of The Tribune the following account of the accident: "Wo left home about 10 o'clock in the morning in my touring car lor an all-day basket picnic", related the lather."About 40 miles out from the fit y we turned off the Manchester road, found a shady spot and had lunch. The grownups rested while the children played around. "About 3:30 o clock we started up again. The gravel bed of Hi" creek looked firm but the wheels mired down. I walked down the highway about 200 yeards to a Idling slut ion to get help to pull my ear out. The man at the station, Mr. Slraatmaini, had no one to take care of his place so that he could leave, but a stranger in an Esse a volunteered to help me and we rode back to where my car was mired down. "The stranger got me out but got stuck in the mud himself. I was trying to get him out, when the rain came. "The rain came down in torrents and the creek rose- higher and higher Beckman. He was out of the car and clinging to a log. "1 ran along the bank shouting to Beckman telling him not to be scared and to hold on and that I would help him. "I kept on running along trying to keep him in sight and went through high weeds and finally nearly a half mile down stream I found him stand ing on top of a roll of woven wire that had washed into the water. I thought then he was standing on top of one cars. "I was close to the highway there and I stopped one of the cars to get help and we managed to get Beckman out." A survey of the scene of the tragedy after the stream had subsided showed that the Beckman car, alter it had been within a few yards of the highway. All the members of the family could have saved themselves at that time by tawing a lew steps to the north which would have put them on the pavement. 89 Pet. of Automobiles Made in IT. S. A Total of More Than 32,000,000 Cars In I'se In World. Of a grand total of 32.028.584 automobiles in use throughout the world on January 1, 1929. American makes com prised 28.551.504. or 89.1 per cent, ac cording to A. W. Childs, acting chief of the automotive division of the Department of Commerce. American- made cars include 24,567,003, or over 91 per cent, of the passenger cars, and 3.984.501, or 79.8 per cent of the trucks and busses. 'Since the American car absolutely dominates the market in the United States nlid Canada." said Mr. Childs, one gets a much better idea of how the American vehicle lines up with its foreign competitors in overseas markets, by considering its world position, with the exclusion of these two countries. "Outside of the United Stales (Con- CHIEF WRITES'ON HIGHWAY PROBLEMS License Registration in Mo. Shows Increase Latest Methods of Road Finance, Construction, and Administration Treated In New Booklet. A timely publication involving an extensive study on the subject, "Highway Construction, Administration, unit Finance", is announced by the High way Education Board. It deals with the planning of a national highway system, with the various types of road suitable for diller-ing traffic conditions, and with meth ods of financing such highway building. The studies are by K. W. James, chief of the division of design. United States Bureau of Pnbie Roads, and now on leave ill Columbia assisting 20,01)0 More Aulo Licenses Issued So Far Over 1928. hat South American linvernmont in ig program Spanish, l'or- tinentali and Canada, there were in operation 6.336,833 automobiles, ot organizing a road-buili; which number abqul 2.880.989. 45.46 J The booklet is printed in per cent, were American makes. Of the tuguese. and English. total passenger cars, those ol American ' "Pour roads ", says Thomas 11. Mae-make totaled 2.231.609, or 45.95 per I Donald, chief of the Uinj.il States Bu- cent; of the -trucks and busses, 649.380, 1 reau of Public Roads, iij an introduc- May car was right at the bank and 1 1 , Wils ',,, , ,,,, .invthmi; f tried to get It lrtedto dive on bu ;1)k. ,() M j h) the ignition coils were wet and I couldn't get the engine going. Suddenly a great amount ot waier ' lusneu down uie crecx ai us. n sh uck p the car and turned it over several v times, throwing me clear. "After that I never saw my family ' again. I tried to sw im as well as 1 could, but got caught, in a bale of wire. Next thing I knew 1 was on the bank ol the creek. Some people came down and picked me up." Hecknian. a. short, stnckv mini n! 30. t ....... i, i.i,. ...... "They're all gone-I'm all alone What am I going to do now," he moaned Mr. Beckman could not swim, but was washed ashore. At the time ol going to press, bodies of six of the victims have been recovered. Irene, 3 years old. still remains to be found. Three of the bodies were recovered Sunday and three Monday morning. John M. Highsmith and his son, Roy, touring from Florida to Oklahoma, barely escaped drowning after they had given Beckman's mired car a tow. The Highsmiths leaped to safety from their Essex coach Just belore it was swepi downstream. The Beckman car was washed away and ovei lumed belore the occupants could leave it. . At the scene of the tragedy, the small 'reek flows south under a concrete bridge on Highway CO and another stream joins it from the east about 50 yards south of the highway. A dense clump of trees grows in the "Y" ol the two streams and the Beckman family had driven their cur about 50 feet up the east branch of the "Y" where the full shade of the trees and the dry gravel bed of tin; creek provided an apparently ideal place lor a picnic. It was when they started away from this place that they got stuck in the loose gravel. Highsmith brought his car to where he could pull them out. By this time, however, the first drops of ram had begun to fall. "Beckman's car was now Rcinbold Jacobsnieyer of Washington, who happened lo be passing at the time of the accident, gave the following story: "I heard yells and ran to the side of the creek." said Jacobsnieyer. "The water was rising last and was near the top of the wheels of Beckman's touring car. It wius raining hard the heaviest rain in years and you couldn't see 40 feel ahead. "Beckman and his wile and one child were In the front seats, the oth ers were m buck. Ueckman seemed to be trying to start, his car to drive out of the creek. Apparently he did not realize how: fast the water was rising. "Young Tigges. in the back seat, saw the rise and called for help. Mrs. Tigges. who had the infant in hcrl arm ., tried to open a door to get out. "The water struck the door and it flew open. Mrs. Tigges and lh child being knocked out and washed down the creek. Beckman cried, 'Oh. God.' Then (he car turned over and rolled down the creek like a drum, turning over and over. "I waded into the stream to help the people, but the current was so strong I was up against It. I had to get out." or 38.58 per cent, were products of Am erican plants". The automobile industry of the Unit ed States, it is stated, outranks all other manufacturing industries with automobiles also ranking lirsl in exports of manufactured products from this country. At the beginning of 1920 the automobiles circulating in the United Slates and Canada numbered 25.691.-751. representing 82.7 per cent of the world's passenger cars, and 664 per cent of its trucks and busses, Childs taxes in Ihe United Slats amount to tion. "cost more than tlo aileuuatelv serviceable roads. Roa Is built Willi honest administration an I -.killed technique have an earning capacity far beyend (heir cost. So llie .serviceable public highway has eveify right to be listed as an assest and hot as an expense. II has already bctn well demon-started that the highway can earn its upkeep, plus a very high prolit on the investment. ; "Road tolls collected lit Ihe form ol motor vehicle license ices and gai said. James T. Hurtle. Coroner Thomas Shatter of Sullivan, Mo., was immediately called to the scene and under his direction, searching parties were organized and combing the creek and river was started Grappling nets were also placed across the mouth of the creek and at the moulli ol the llourboi.se river. Trallic was very congested around the road lor several miles Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, and offi cers were busy clearing the road of the trallic. Volunteers from this city did much in the work of recovering the drowned and the volunteers worked all of Sun-clay night and Monday recovering the victims. Many of the people living around the creek and the campers on the rivers also rendered valuableassistance, Highsmith last of $640 in the acci dent, lie had that amount of cash in his car when the water struck them, and up to this time around $40 have been recovered of this amount. The car of Mr. Beckmann was completely wrecked, while the car of High-smith was not wrecked as badly. Both curs were brought into this city lor repairs. t A collection was taken up for the unfortunates at the scene of the tragedy Sunday, and will also be taken up in the surrounding towns, and will be presented to the unfortunate survivor of the accident. Highsmith waa given a donation also. Mr. Beckmann spent Sunday and Monday in Washington with relatives of his there. All of the bodies of the victims were removed to Sullivan, Mo., under Coroner Shaffer's direction, where the coroner's inquest will be conducted some time today. The inquest has been postioncd until all of the bodies of the victims could be found. free", said Highsmith, "but in a mo-' . ""' ; ' ",.,"., ment it began to rain hard. Iloatei ,am T got on the ignition coils ol my car. . m. Hlirnpv and the motor stalled. Beckman drove j VcXih, todente of the neigh-fais car on the higher ground toward bo;.hood a is m)t uncommon for tKhis the highway and shouted back to me. eight to ten feet that he wou d meet me at the filling ()n and frequently, the station. By this time it wjis raining in; watcr b th d torrents and we were working with the .)oint car trying to get it started. Mr' d Mrs of js "After a little while Beckman came (.j(v m frJ am back to see how I was getting along , ho rtctim$ of drownlng, and and told mo that he thought the wa-jhaw ofu, visitcd t their home , tcr had gotten around his coils, too, et as his car had stalled. I Thi is' nrr.mhi. th. a, irUrfU Lll.T WOO liwu. The subject of this brief sketch was born on Little Meramcc about eight miles east of St. Clair. June 4, 1851. and died at the home of his daughter, Mr.;. Nick Caldwell, in Union, July 9. 1929, at, the age ol 78 years, f month and 5 days. His remains were taken to St. Clair to the home ol his sister. Mrs. Margie Duckworth, and where his body lay in state until Thursday. July 11. when the funeral cortege proceeded to the Methodist Church where Rev. Marshall Van Leer of Illinois, an intimate friend of the family since his boyhood, conducted the funeral services. At the grave, the services were in charge of the Free Masons with Judge Breuer of Hermann as Master of Ceremonies, and his remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery of St. Clair In the presence of sorrowing relatives and many friends. Mr. Bartle was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Battle of England and who in early life came to Franklin county, and being a miner in England, he took up mining in the Virginia Mines area, a business the deceased followed more or less all his hie being actively engaged in till and lead mining for many years. Mr. Baltic was united in marriage to Laura Isabelle Weatherford. December 6. 1874. To this union six children were born. The devoted wife, and the three oldest daughters. Minnie. Lithe and Lula preceded Mr. Bartle to the great beyond. Those remaining a very large percentage ol the annual highway bill, without excessive cost to the individual user. The very fad of relatively low taxes has encouraged Ihe enormous use of tue roads by so large a number of the public. This accounts for the high iliininc from Un loads in actual linani lal returns. It proves the value of good highways". Recognizing that the linancial prob lem involved m the highway program i is in all countries "the, 1 1 1 1 1 4 ; 1 1 1 1 1 i i t ; t ! and diflicull one lo solve", Mr. .lone.-, points out that, in order lo keep expenditures to a niiniimiin. three things must be attempted: 1. To select the right roads to be improved. 2. To determine the collect types to build at any time; and 3. T build progressively, but so that all work done may lie salvaged in future work. The best method, he asserts, is deliberately to plan a national highway Almost 20.000 more automobiles have been registered and licensed in Missouri during the first five months of the 1929 registration year than were registered during the corresponding period in 1928. according to a state ment issued by Commissioner O. U. Steinlnger of Secretary of State Charles U. Becker. Owner and truck plates issued during the live mouths, starting from Feb. 1, and running to July 1, totaled (152.115, compared with 632,702 during the first five months of last year. Owner, or passenger cars licensed, totaled 581.340 during the approximate first hall of this year, while 70.675 trucks were licensed. In the lirst five mouths of 1928 there were 567.221 owner tugs and 65.481 truck tags Issued. During all of the 1928 year, which I ended Jan. 31. 1928, a total of 712,965 motor vehicle licenses of all kinds were issued Receipts during the year were $7,765,608 65. Receipts so far this year have been $7,615,721.40. Besides the owner cars and trucks licensed so far. the department issued 2605 dealer licenses, 5389 dealers' extra plates. 22.687 chauffeur badges, 4591 operator badges and 2394 motor cycle plates. Of the total number the St. Louis ofllee has registered 150.001. owners and 22.243 trucks; Kansas City office has registered 88.650 owners and 11.350 trucks; St. Joseph office has registered 21.660 owners and 2790 (rucks; Spring field oiliee has registered 26.350 owners and 3100 trucks; Jefferson City mam ollice has registered 158,579 own ers and 14.492 trucks, und the other blanch olliccs 136.100 owners and 16. 700 trucks. CITY COUNCIL HAS SPECIAL SESSION Considering Needed Improve merits to the City Reservoirs Bids Given. The City Council of this city met in special call session last evening, Monday, July 15. with Mayor Raben-neck present and Aldermen Eli Muench. Frank Freise and Edw. Pi-sane present. Alderman Cope laud was absent. This special session was held to consider some needed Improvements to the city reservoirs. The council is planning to build an extension to the one tank of six feet high. This extension will add a great volume of water to the city supply. The matter of making the large re servoir watertight also came to the attention of Ihe board. The water com missioner had been having a great deal of trouble with the walls of this tank. The tank has sprung several leaks. The council plans to In these reservoirs as soon as possible. Bids were received for this work, but the letting of the contracts were held over until the regular meeting in August. The board will endeavor to receive olher bids for this work. This is a costly expenditure for the city, but this work will insure against future trouble for a long time. U. S. FARM BOARD HAS FIRST MEETING Hoover Will Address Meeting In Washington, I). C, Today. Relief Measures Outlined. Annual I'icnie and Fish 1'ry. The annual picnic and fish fry of the Catholic church of Liiebbering will be given Saturday. Aug. 3. 1929 Music bv Hal-roll's Orchestra of St Louis. Everybody welcome Committee. Announce Cut in Auto Fire Insurance Stale Superintendent of Insurance Joe 13. Thump: on, after a conference with representatives of insurance com panics oiMTRting in that line, has se cured a reduction of 26 per cent In (lie tire Insurance rate on automobiles in the City of St. Louis. Under the system . 11 inaiti'is not, iie auos, mat ..,.,., ......nn,,,,,,,! i,i ,.MO .....,,. uu pioneer roads and trails have developed.; ,.,,,' (.llf,h', ,- ,,, ,.,, ,,.,: that some roads aln .uly have been nn proved, that cities have grown and the rural dstriets have been put under cultivation. Such study, he says, may disclose errors ol the past and may lead to a change in location and priority of construction tin many miles of highways, but if it does it saves money. "Studies of hiuhuav systems made in the United State during the pasl three years", says Mr James, "clearly deinonstarte the value of such work even at a late date Buj obviously Ihe earlier in Ihe lni-hway history of a country such studies are made the greater good will Mow from them". The general character and condition to mourn the loss of a devoted lafher,(jf mmomtc development, as revealed in data based on population, agricultural production in tonnage lor general crops and in co: I lor special crops, such as dairy produ'ts delivered di- that has hapiened in this community for some time. The wiping out of a complete family at Ihe same time Is indeed a tragedy, and the unfortunate father has the sympathy of the entire country. Beck man went back to his family. The! water swung my car around. The rear end struck mc and threw me toward the bank and some bushes. That was all that saved inc. I have never been much of a Christian, I guess, but it looks like it was just Providence that I caused the car to hit mc and throw 1 me to safety. p "My car turned over and over and was washed down a short way around r an elbow in the stream. ' "I was now on the opposite side of the r.tream from Beckman. In a moment h T maw Hwrmiin a car cfl rrirri Hou-n hv : t ,rnn n.n A anj iiu ' w. . , n I n . i A . . .. i ..'.i - i - - - " " . " auu lAoirc. tt c iiiyiu: i lau.-w, ,uio,-u iw uii w mc iitjnJiuti aiiu the current. I didn t ki- anyone but 'you to our biygtr and better picnic. ifell dead before he reached it. RuiTalo Ridge Picnic and Dance July 27. are Cora (Mrs. Marry Jennings), Ma bel i Mrs. Nick Cardwelli, Margie (Mrs Robert Wiiidmuelleri. There arc two sisters who mourn a devoted brother, they are Mrs. Mary Murphy of SI. Louis and Mrs. Margie Duckworth of St. Clair. There are also four grandchildrenNaomi and Mildred Jennings and James and Jcanettc Cardwell. All these were with him during his last hours. In 1924, Mr. and Mrs. Bartle celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in the presence of their loved ones. Mr. Bartle was a member of the Methodist Church and he often quoted and believed the golden rule of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. Mr. Bartle was a Free Mason lor more than lifty years, and was made a Mason in Union and which was a long time belore they had a Masonic Lodge in St. Clair. In those days, the Masons met in what is called the Dress Building and Mr. Bartle often rode on horse back twelve miles to attend lodge in Union. Aside from tiff and lead milling. Mr. Bartle was connected at various times with other business enterprises in St. Clair. He was always ready to cooperate with every movement that meant progress for St. Clair. He was generous in his dealings wRh his fel-lowmen and was charitable and knd. His love lor his children was an outstanding characteristic of the man. His friends and neighbors knew him as a good husband, a kind and indulgent father, and a good citizen and out ol respect to his memory every business house in St. Clair was closed during the afternoon of the funeral. ing Kansas City, St. Joseph, Hannibal, Springlield. Sedalia and similar cities will have a decrease of 10 1 per cent in this rate. The remainder of the state will have a reduction of four-tenths of 1 per cent. On commercial cars the fire insurance rate lor St. Louis will be decreased 8 6 per cent, and lor the group cities 10 per cent. The remainder ot Hie state will have a slightly increased rati' on lire insurance on commercial cars. The conference was held as result of a move on the pari, of companies doing that character of business in Missouri lo increase the fire rates on motor vehicles. N. E- Missouri Press to Meet in Troy Fri Fnllowlni' is the urogram of the Northeast Missouri Press Association which will meet in Troy. Mo., in semi annual session Friday: Invocation, Rev. N. N. Smelser, pastor Baptist Church at Troy; address of welcome. Senator 1). E. Williams; response, President Don H. "Sosey of Palmyra; "The Brighter News." F.ugenc Sharp, Missouri School of Journalism; "Incidents of Yesterday." Harry Barrett. Canton Press; "Foreign Advertising," George A. Riley of American Press Association; "Greetings From the Ninth," Congressman Clarence Cannon; "Newspaper Typography. Albert u Allen, Chicago; "The Menace ol cnani Store Merchandising." A. A. Kuhne, president Retailers' Association ol America;" "Digging Up Good Stories at Home," Howard Coons, Klrksvillo; Saving Waste ln the Printshop, Clar ence V. Link. Kirksvllle. The meeting wilt be in connection with an observance of the hlty-llrst anniversary of the Troy Free Press, of which If. F. Childers is editor and publisher. Ollieers of the association are: Don H. Sosey. president; Frank K. Greenlee. Kahoka. vice president; Mrs. W. W. Henderson, La Plata,secretary. Dance at Prairie Dell. There will be a dance at. the Prairie Dell Service Station on Highway No. 50. 2 miles east of Union. Sunday evening, July 21, 1929. Snappy music. What Cats Like To Eat. .'London The favorite dish of eats redely for consumption, and manulac- ' ni in London. Hau. tured products by must be .su.-f(j(.k ls , ,avorjtp 1((ot veyed, it is staled, m approaching a I Other CARD OF THANKS. We desire to express our sincere thanks to all those who in any way contributed by deeds and words of kindness to us during the sickness, death and burial of our dear father. James T. Bartle. The Children. Negro Convict Killed in Quarrel With Another. Jeflre Bars, Negro convict, was killed ln "A" hall cell building at the A good time Ls in store for all at . Penitentiary at Jefferson City. In a Buffalo Kidge. Music by 5-piece or- I quarrel with Mace Taylor, another Nc- , gro convict. He was stabbed in the breast, the knife penetrating his heart chestra from St. Louis. Just 10 min utes run from U. 8. Highway 50 be national or state highway plan factors which must lie considered include topography: custing trallic on the roads and the clas .-.ideation of this traffic; and the probable adequate mileage of roads in the v lem as a whole and in the seevera! political or economic subdivisions thereol. Emphasis is laid in the Highway Education Board's report on the importance of Ihe progressive method of road building which it is asserted, i.s "the only way possible to give service within any reasonable period to a state or nation which yet lias most ol its pioneer roads to improve'.' As to financing i' is declared that' roacis snuujo. oe uoii. ouiy lu uh- ,-a- shall leni ana oi sucn ivpes as win pay for themselves." Every piece of construction, it. is aj- ted, should be planned with an eye to the future and Lo the posibihty. indeed to the probability, that a betterment of type will be required. Any highway expenditure to be instilled must be earned by the road in the lorm ol cheaper transportation, says the report, which argues that highways are fundamental re quirements in a healthy progressive. prosperous, and ambitious nation. In Metnoriani. BENEFIT SOCIAL AT GRAY SI.' MM IT. The Bible class ol the Gray Summit M. E. Sunday School will have a church benefit social at the church July 20th. Everyone is invited to spend a jolly evening eating d ied chicken and visiting with lnrnds MRS. GUY R. MILES, publicity Chairman. In loving memory of our dear husband and father, Henry Wolff, who departed tins lilc two years ago, July 17. 1927. The golden sun is shining upon our lather's grave, Those who loved so dearly, tried so hard to save. His smiling face and pleasant ways afe a pleasure to recall. He had a kindly word for each, and died beloved by all. When we lost our dear father, we lost a loving pal. We love and miss him and forever So rest in peace, dear father, your place in heavenly bower; The day when we shall meet grows nearer every hour. Sadly missed by Wife and Children. Thinks New Bill Is a "Coupon." Mrs. Edith Mittag drove up to the Panama Mail Steamship Line offices, got out of the taxicab and handed the driver a $20 bill. The driver handed it back. "We don't take coupons, lady," he said. "That is one of the new bills." explained Mrs. Mittag. "And I'm the prince of Wales," said the taxicab driver. Mrs. Mittag handed him an old bill. "That's more like it. Thank you, lady." Royal Neighbors Knjoy Outing. Revival Services Now in Progress " i A revival meeting is now in progress The Royal Neighbors or America. . fl(, n. Na.arine Tabernacle In North Alice Camp No. 8080 ol Union, gave an ; unam. old time preaching, good spiral! day outing al (la- Conley Club! ji,m .singing. Services conducted by house on (he Bourboise River, Sunday, Rev. j. l. Cox of Morehouse. Mo. Mrs. July 14. 1929. J. L. Cox song leader and musician. A number of the Neighbors and their j if saved come held us. If not saved families attended and all thoroughly j come let us help you. Everybody wel- enjoyed the deliaon picnic luncheon come. Services begin each evening at as well as the swimming, boat riding i 7 . 45. and playing hoisc ilio.i. I (j. N. MITCHELL, Pastor. BIRTHDAY SlUll'KISE. On Sunday evening at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwentker of near New Haven, their sons Clarence and Herbert were surprised by their many friends on the anniversary of their birth. These boys are not twins, but their birthdays are about ten days apart, and that being the case, these young men generally celebrate their birthdays at the same time. Those of the surprise party were Charles Mohlenstedt. Albert, Kahlmey-er. Henry Gerdes, Otto Gerdes, Adolph Gerdes, Olto Scheer, Walter Scheer, Herbert Kloppe, Frank Vedder, Jr., Raymond Hoelscher, Henry Berghorn, Adolph Berghorn, Gus Berghorn. Iaiis Kahlmeyer. Chas. Hildebrandt, Ray Knehans, Louis Vogt, George Kappel-mann; and the Misses Alvina Berg horn, Emma Berghorn, Louise Berghorn. Matilda Scheer. Alma Scheer. Alma Brune, Paulino Hoemeyer, Marble Rowden, Alvina Deppermann, Pearl Kahlmeyer. Bernice Mamie, Pearl Matipin, Gladys Kappelmann, Ruth Kloppe and Leona Brune. The evening was spent in playing games, dancing and other forms of amusements. Delicious refreshments were served, and all spent a very pleasant evening. At a late hour, all departed wishing Clarence and Herbert many more happy birthdays. The new Federal Farm Board, created in accordance with the desires 'of the Hoover administration, will hold Its first meeting today and make a start upon its momentous task of ending the depression that for years hu.j gripiied the great American agricultural industry. The meeting will take place at the White House, probably in the Cabinet room ot the executive offices, and President Hoover will attend. As with the initial session ol the law enforce ment commission, the chief executive Is expected to make a short address. summing up the things he has said in private to many ol the members, and outlining hi a general way the ends lo be attained. Facing at Ihe outset, a dillicult wheat marketing situation, the board will meet tomorrow without a representative of that branch of farming. The one remaining vacancy is to go to such a member, however, and the President hopes that he may be able to announce his appointment within a lew days. Alter his address. Mr. Hoover will turn the meeting over to Alexander L Hegge of Chicago, who resigned as president of the International Harvest er Company to become chairman of the board. The other members are James C. Stone of Lexington. Ky vice chairman, representing tobacco: Carl Williams of Oklahoma City, representing cotton; Charles C. Teague of Los Angeles, fruit farming; C. B. Deiimau of Farmington. Mo. livestock; William p. Schilling or Northlield. Minn . dairying; Charles S. Wilson of Hall. N. Y spokesman for the miscellaneous agricultural enterprises ot the northwest, and Secretary Hyde, who holds an ex-ollieio membership through his position as head of the Agricultural Department. Secretary Hyde has just returned from a scouting trip into the Middle- west looking for a wheat spokesman and seeking to compose the differences of opinion that have arisen among the grain growing co-operatives over this appointment. While the direct results of his Journey are as yet unknown, it has been learned that the long list of prospective appointees has been narrowed down to slightly more than a dozen. They include: J. W. Scnltzler of Montana. H. I,. Hartshorn of Kansas. I. R. Howard. J. W. Coverdale and J. P. larsen, all of Iowa; J. W. Shorlhill and C. II. Gustafson of Nebraska; G. W. Coes and A. L. Berg of South Dakota; Earl C. Smith of Illinois; John G. Brown of Indiana; R. E. Sheppard of Washington, and L. B. Hanson of North Dakota. Annual Picnic. The St. Jordan's Evangelical Church of Jeflrlesbtirg will give their annual picnic Saturday, July 27. 1929. Supper will be served beginning at five o'clock. Refreshment music dancing. Committee. NOTICE My next visit to St. Clair, to examine eyes, will be Saturday. August 24. GEORGE D. FISHER. Governor Caulfield to Conference al Hartford, Conn. Gov. Hnry S. Caulfield stopiird in Washington for a short time Sunday. The Governor, accompanied by Mrs. Caulfield and daughter, Miss Jane, Jane, was en route to Hartford, Conn., to attend the conference of Governors. The Missouri Governor is on the program to respond to the address of welcome which is to be given by Gov. Trumbull of Connecticut. On the same train came Cleveland A. Newton and Mrs. Newton, who will spend several days in Washington. Newton has a tax case before the Treasury Department and several other matters to take up with different departments. He exiiects to be here several da vs. and will attend the hearing to be held, later this month, for the St. Louis-New York airwaypromoters. Miss Mary Meycrsieck Married. Mrs. Oscar Erwin Meyersieck of Los Angeles, California, announces the marriage ot her oldest daughter, Miss Mary Catherine, to Mr. Harold French Atkins on July 10, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. The bride is the accomplished daughter of Mrs. Meyersieck and the late Oscar E. Meyersieck and was born in Union. Shortly after the death of her father, the bride with her mother, brother and sisters moved to Los Angeles, where she has made her home ever since. Ihe bride is a young lady with many accomplishments, and has many friends in Union where she spent her childhood days. We join her Union friends in wishing the bride and her husband much happiness in the new relations of husband and wife. Annual Picnic Aug. 10. The annual picnic of the St. Johns Evangelical Church (Mantels) will be given on Saturday, August 10, 1929. A delicious chicken supper will be served beginning at five o'clock. Refreshments and amusements. Music and dancing. Committee. Survey Speaker For Sedalia Meeting A member of the Missouri Survey Commission will be one of tiie speakers on the program of the annual meeting of the County Judges Association whic his to be held at Sedalia, August 21-22-23. An invitation was extended the Commission to send a speaker for the occasion, to explain the work of the body and its relationship to the activities of the County Judges Association. In order that the county groups may cooperate fully Willi the State Survey Commission a complete outline of the work the county Judges are doing will be presented to the Commission. Practically every constructive organization in the state has signified Its hearty stiport of the Commission and Its various divisions, while many of them have offered direct service to supplement the official Invest. nations of the survey body.